15:40 Ayr

Friday 18 September 2026

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Ladbrokes Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 1m 14.40s

(23)

Milford^v⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 87

7/1

Winless since debut back in spring 2024 but has shaped well when runner-up on 2 of his last 3 starts, leaving impression this return to a bare 6f may suit at Doncaster (6.5f) last Sunday. Yard won this last year with Winged Messenger (runs again).

Form: 609282

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(19)

Wild Clary¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P J McDonald| T: R Hannon| OR: 87| D

18/1

Gained reward for some good efforts since handicapping when taking a 6f event at Newbury (good to soft) in June. Made an encouraging return from a mid-season break when fourth of 14 at Haydock (6f, heavy) a fortnight ago. On the shortlist.

Form: 423144

(21)

American Style²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 87| BF| D

20/1

Back on form with a 6f Wolverhampton win in July. Just as good when narrowly denied at Chester (6f, good) since. Same mark today.

Form: 006312

(20)

Jordan Electrics^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 86| CD

25/1

Back to winning ways in first-time cheekpieces over C&D (firm) in July. Another fine effort in the new headgear when third at his beloved Hamilton next time but his run of good form came to a halt at Thirsk since. Third in this race in 2023.

Form: 483130

(3)

Vantheman^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S H James| T: K A Ryan| OR: 86| CD

20/1

Landed a C&D maiden as a 2-y-o but all wins since have been at 5f, the latest at Hamilton (5f) in May. Respectable efforts in defeat since (all 5f) and needs to prove he's still fully effective at 6f.

Form: 134455

(22)

Territorial Knight¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 85| D

9/1

Plenty of good efforts last season, including fifth in this race on soft. Another good effort over C&D when runner-up on good to firm in July. Latest Haydock effort can be forgiven as he was on the wrong part of the track.

Form: 5-54259

(18)

Hunky Dory^p²⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 80| D

33/1

Dual all-weather winner for other yards and gained a first turf success over 6f at Hamilton (good) 4 weeks ago, just his second outing for Linda Perratt. A 5 lb penalty demands more, though.

Form: 186361

(12)

Woven^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 84| CD

9/1

Veteran who was second in this race 12 months ago (also second in 2022 Silver Cup). A runner-up effort at York in June shows he's still pretty useful and a recent outing at Haydock after a short break should have put him spot on for this.

Form: 0-47295

(13)

U Sure Do^p1,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jake Dickson⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84| D

10/1

Dual winner last term who resumed his progress when narrowly taking 6f handicap at Ripon in May. Hasn't troubled the judge since but left impression he should have finished closer (not clear run final 100 yds) when eighth of 15 at York (7f) 12 days ago. First-time cheekpieces added to tongue tie.

Form: 2-41698

(10)

Bone Marra^t³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 86| BF| D

33/1

Has yet to finish out of the first 3 in 6 all-weather outings, including a win over 6f at Southwell in June. A bit too early to suggest he won't prove effective on turf after only 4 attempts but his level in this sphere is some way off what he's achieved on artificial surfaces.

Form: 1-20123

(8)

It Just Takes Time³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 83| D

25/1

Front runner who got back on scoreboard at Beverley (7f, good to firm) in July but has found life tougher in bigger fields at Thirsk (7f) and Ripon (6f) since.

Form: 223198

(25)

Francisco's Piece²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: A Keatley| OR: 83

18/1

Endured a winless 2025 but mark eased as a result and he bettered his 2 previous efforts this year when ending the drought at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm) in July. Backed it up when second of 9 at Beverley (5f, heavy) 3 weeks ago. All wins have come over the minimum trip.

Form: 05-7512

(9)

Fleetwater¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: J S Moore| OR: 83| D

33/1

Finally gained reward for several creditable efforts when winning at Salisbury in June. Wasn't at her best back there last time, though. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 239187

(17)

Brighton Boy¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 83| D

25/1

Returned to his best when opening his account for current yard at Thirsk (7f) in May. Back to form when close third at Chester (6f, good) last month and shaped as if still in good nick when fifth over 7f at Haydock (soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 606035

(4)

Manila Scouse^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 83| CD

22/1

Won over C&D (good to firm; has also won on heavy) in July but has gone off the boil since. Needs a return to Ayr to spark a revival.

Form: 610006

(11)

Boston Dan^t¹⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80

10/1

Useful 5f winner at 2 yrs for Richard Fahey. Tumbled in weights after a string of below-par efforts to start 2026 and back on form in a first-time tongue tie (retained) when seeing off 10 rivals at Haydock (5f, heavy) a fortnight ago. 5 lb penalty but remains well treated on peak form.

Form: 004701

(2)

Eye Of Dubai^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 82| D

15/2

Has yet to fire this season but has dipped to 5 lb below the mark from which he was third in the Silver Cup (on soft) and won at Ripon last September. Worth chancing in the hope that refitting of headgear (first-time blinkers) sparks a return to form.

Form: 7-00800

(24)

Rousing Encore⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 82| CD

9/1

Scored twice (including C&D) in 2025 campaign that also saw him post several good efforts in big-field handicaps. Creditable third to Manila Scouse and Territorial Knight back here in July and there was enough in his recent Ripon fifth to think he's still in form.

Form: 040305

(16)

Angel Shared¹⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 77| D

33/1

Finally stopped the slide when opening her account for the season in 8-runner handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) last month. Backed that up when fourth at Salisbury 15 days ago but carries a 5 lb penalty for the Newmarket win so isn't obviously well handicapped.

Form: 064914

(14)

Society Kiss²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joanna Mason| T: J Mackie| OR: 83

50/1

Turf maiden winner for Ralph Beckett at the start of last summer and showed she retains all that ability at the second time of asking for new yard when second of 6 in handicap at Windsor (5f, good to soft) in June. Well beaten at Kempton since, though. Others are much more obvious.

Form: 10-320

(6)

Al Hussar^b⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 81| BF

33/1

Resumed winning ways at Thirsk (5f) in May and remained in form since, including fifth of 11 at Chester (5f, good to firm) when last seen in June. Ran well on previous attempt at 6f.

Form: 516475

(5)

Righthere Rightnow^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Saffie Osborne| T: R Spencer| OR: 81

17/2

Ran well after a 3-month break when third of 12 to Diligently at Windsor in June but 2 lesser runs have followed. Yard respected in these sort of races but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 400307

(7)

French Affair¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S D Bowen| T: J Candlish| OR: 82| BF| D

16/1

Came good for new yard in 26-runner handicap at Glorious Goodwood and improved further to follow up at Redcar 10 days later (both 6f, good to firm). Latest 7f Epsom third probably shouldn't be used as evidence that the handicapper has got him as being dropped out in a steadily-run race wasn't ideal.

Form: 246113

(15)

Winged Messenger^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 80| CD

10/1

Ended a fine 2025 campaign with a win in this race on soft ground under Danny Tudhope. Hasn't fared anywhere near as well this year, including last of 10 at Doncaster on Sunday, but dangerous to dismiss with Tudhope back on board for the first time since last year's success.

Form: 1-40570

Non-Runners

(1)

Rikki Tiki Tavi²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: K A Ryan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Milford (7/1), Eye Of Dubai (15/2), Righthere Rightnow (17/2), Rousing Encore (9/1), Woven (9/1), Territorial Knight (9/1), U Sure Do (10/1), Boston Dan (10/1), Winged Messenger (10/1), French Affair (16/1), Rikki Tiki Tavi (16/1), Francisco's Piece (18/1), Wild Clary (18/1), Vantheman (20/1), American Style (20/1), Manila Scouse (22/1), Jordan Electrics (25/1), Brighton Boy (25/1), It Just Takes Time (25/1), Bone Marra (33/1), Fleetwater (33/1), Al Hussar (33/1), Angel Shared (33/1), Hunky Dory (33/1), Society Kiss (50/1)

It might be worth taking a chance on first-time blinkers sparking a revival from EYE OF DUBAI, who was third in last season's Silver Cup off 5 lb higher before going on to defy the same mark at Ripon a week later. Woven's solid Ayr record (including second in this last year) makes him second choice ahead of Boston Dan, who was back to form with a bang in a tongue tie last time. Wild Clary, French Affair and American Style complete the shortlist.